Where There's Smoke
“Her heart slammed against her ribs, warning her if she wasn't fast enough it planned to escape without her. Short rapid breaths left her mouth bone-dry. She sensed her pursuer closing, so close she heard his heartbeat, felt the brush of fingertips along her shoulder.
She pushed harder, the choice between capture and a fall down the stairs being one of survival. The staircase she'd descended for years became dark and unfamiliar, her vision tunneling on the steps ahead. At the bend in the sta...ircase Lauren vaulted over the rail and into a living room full of men riveted to the football game on TV. The men shouted in protest and she panted apologies, racing past the big screen and launching over the back of the couch, determined to reach the back door and safety.
The door was bolted—she'd never known it to be so in the middle of the day. Trapped! Wildly, she cast a glance at the closed door. Did she dare face what was on the other side, or the man chasing her?MoreLess
She pushed harder, the choice between capture and a fall down the stairs being one of survival. The staircase she'd descended for years became dark and unfamiliar, her vision tunneling on the steps ahead. At the bend in the sta...ircase Lauren vaulted over the rail and into a living room full of men riveted to the football game on TV. The men shouted in protest and she panted apologies, racing past the big screen and launching over the back of the couch, determined to reach the back door and safety.
The door was bolted—she'd never known it to be so in the middle of the day. Trapped! Wildly, she cast a glance at the closed door. Did she dare face what was on the other side, or the man chasing her?MoreLess
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